jeep Jamboree Nevada Trail Ride - shack - Photo 24

With the discovery of gold and silver in 1872, Cherry Creek grew from a few ramshackle tents to a booming metropolis of 6,000 souls. Boasting over 20 saloons, this Wild West town was considered the party capital of Nevada. The mines began to play out toward the end of the century and fire swept the town in 1905, destroying about half of the buildings. The mines had a second boom during World War II when the tungsten mines were ramped up for the war effort.